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GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide
Wireless Security Setup
This page is the security configuration of the wireless connection.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a
1Automatic Generation
Check this selection can allow user to generate the WEP key based on the string user key in. This Passphrase filed can key in up to 10 character.
164 (40) Bits or 128 (104) bits
There are two levels of encryption 64 bits and 128 bits. The 64 bits encryption is referenced as a lower level encryption. The 128 bits encryption is referenced as a higher level encryption.
The 64 bits WEP encryption use 40 bits as a secret key, which can controlled by user, and 24 bits as the initialize vector, which user can not control. These two portions plus together is 64 bits encryption. Some other vendor’s product might refer as 40 bits encryption. It is the same thing.
The 128 bits WEP encryption use 104 bits as a secret key, which can controlled by user, and 24 bits as the initialize vector, which user can not control. These two portions plus together is 128 bits encryption. Some other vendor’s product might refer as 104 bits encryption. It is the same thing.
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